J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1987 Feb;28(1):66-73.

Clinical Experence of Nd:Yag Laser Posterior Capsulotomy

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Ophthalmology, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital Catholic Medical College and Center, Seoul, Korea.
  • 2Kong's Eye Clinic, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

The first clinical trial of the Q-switched Nd:Yag laser posterior capsulotomy by using of Coherent Model 9900 in Korea was carried out since March of 1985. And only 267 aphakic eye cases(257 patients, among 680 consecutive subjects could be followed up for clinical evaluations. The results obtained are as follows: (1) 143 aphakic eyes and 58 pseudophakic eyes with 66 traumatic aphakic eyes were subjected. (2) Good results could be obtained with minimal complications by lower setting (under 1.5 ml) with mean pulse energy of 40~149. (3) Vision improvement after Nd:Yag laser up to 0.9 or more showed in 110 eyes(63%) out of 175 eyes. (4) Complications were encountered in 51 eyes(19%) but most cases were transitory without permanent damages. Vitreous prolapse with rupture of the anterior hyaloid face (14.6%) was observed more frequently in aphakic eyes than in pseudophakic eyes.


MeSH Terms

Humans
Korea
Posterior Capsulotomy*
Prolapse
Rupture
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